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Try to be thoughtful, don't make the poor man say it;see how human he is, he has children of his own, it is your job to ask: And now he can never not nod. And now he can never say no. And now he can never not say.Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
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And when I stand in the receiving linelike Jackie Kennedywithout the pillbox hat, if Jackie were fat and had taken enough Klonopinto still an ox, and you whisper I think of youdon't finish withbecause I've been going to Weight Watcherson Tuesdays and wonderKathleen Sheeder Bonanno
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...always-the sharp, plaintive edgeon the rimof the spoonof my giving.(lines 8-13 of the poem 'Confessions')Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
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Try to be thoughtful, don't make the poor man say it;see how human he is, he has children of his own, it is your job tKathleen Sheeder Bonanno
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And when I stand in the receiving linelike Jackie Kennedywithout the pillbox hat, if Jackie were fat and had taken enough Klonopinto still an ox, and you wKathleen Sheeder Bonanno